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A British MP is suffering after creating and disclosing an AI chatbot that replicates himself using artificial intelligence (AI).
According to the Washington Post (WP) on the 7th (local time), Representative Mark Sewers, a new politician who was elected in the South West & Molly area of Leeds as a member of the Labor Party in last year’s general election, introduced AI chatbot “AI Mark,” which learned his voice, speech and political position. He disclosed this fact on his social media X and wrote, “Anyone should talk to AI Mark, we should accept the AI revolution.”
According to the Washington Post, Mr. Souers struggled to handle more than 6,000 complaints in his first three months after being elected to Congress. “I sat at the desk and tried to answer all the requests on my laptop, but it wasn’t something that one person could handle,” he said. “I decided to replicate myself to solve these problems.”
Despite the explanation that he created an AI chatbot to communicate more with voters, citizens are criticizing him, saying he has become more distant from voters. This is because “AI Mark” often avoided sensitive questions or avoided answers, saying there was “no information.”
For example, when asked, “What is the most important issue for the residents of Congressman Suicide’s district?” AI Mark replied, “I don’t have that information on my knowledge base.” In the end, social media posts were criticized, such as “You have become a politician who is difficult for voters to access,” and “Everyone thought the idea was terrible, lazy, and ecologically irresponsible.” However, Jeremy Smith, CEO of Neural Voice, a startup that led the development of AI marks, said, “It is intended to increase the accessibility of politicians through AI technology,” adding, “We can bring politicians closer together through AI technology.”
Rep. Suicide is not the first politician to have caused controversy over the introduction of AI. Swedish Prime Minister Wolf Kristersson recently caused controversy by saying that he refers to ChatGPT or France’s AI service ‘Le Chat’ when making political decisions. In Wyoming, the U.S., a candidate made a pledge in last year’s mayoral election, saying, “If elected, we will leave the city operation to AI.”
“If you continue to use AI for simple things, there is a risk of excessive trust in the system,” Virginia Dismum, a professor at the University of Sweden’s Umeo, told the WP. “We did not vote for ChatGPT.” [Silicon Valley correspondent Wonho-seop]
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